Ford GT News
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The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to enter the World Endurance Championship next year with a race car based on its new GT supercar, competing alongside the likes of Aston Martin, Chevrolet, Ferrari and Porsche in the GTE category for production-based racers. The real highlight will be the Le Mans round of the championship, which can't come fast enough. There, the Ford GT will return to the famed French racing circuit. CHECK OUT: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R First Drive: Video Back in 1966, Ford took its GT40 race car over there and whopped on Ferrari's behind. It then did the same...
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2017 Ford GT Spy Shots And VideoThe Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] new GT supercar has been caught once again testing in production trim—or a somewhat more naked version of production trim—and this time we have video footage. The video comes from YouTube user Daniel Parlin and gives us a good idea as to what the new...
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Londoners Can’t Guess GT Supercar’s Origins When Ford Badge Is Concealed: VideoFor most auto enthusiasts and readers of this site, the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar is unmistakably a descendent of the legendary GT40 race car as well as the original GT supercar launched last decade. However, to the average man or woman on the street, identifying the...
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Inside The Ford GT's Secret Underground Design Lab: VideoEven for those without a terribly active imagination, the phrase "secret underground lab" implies plenty. And while there's no death ray, roomful of training ninjas, or super villains lurking in this one, it's pretty exciting nevertheless. After all, it's where the new Ford GT was born. ALSO SEE...
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Ford GT Show Car Struggles On Start Up: VideoPrototypes for the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar are currently out testing at secret locations all across the globe, but the original concept version first shown at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show is also out making its presence felt. The concept was recently out at a Ford event...
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Forza's One-Off Xbox Controllers Honor Ford's Le Mans Wins At E3: VideoAt the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this week, Forza is displaying three one-off Xbox controllers honoring Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] achievements at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. The blue, black and red controllers match the liveries sported by Ford's 1960s efforts to...
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The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is on a hot streak—and it's eager to bring that enthusiasm to your home in a particularly 'cutting-edge' way. The video announcing the 2016 GT's aspirations for Le Mans greatness made legions of enthusiasts start looking at tickets to France, and the clip demonstrating the Shelby GT 350R's four exhaust modes has Mustang fans revved to a fever pitch. Now, while either vehicle might be slightly—or in the case of the GT, completely—out of reach for many, the company has released files which will allow Ford fans to print models of the cars using a...
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Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: OfficialOn the eve of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] finally confirmed what everyone’s been expecting: an official return to Le Mans in 2016 with a race car based on the all-new GT supercar. Yes, 50 years after Ford’s famous overall victory at the 1966...
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Ford To Unveil GT Race Car At 2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans: ReportThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] recently started public road trials of its new GT supercar which is expected to sail into showrooms late next year, as a 2017 model. However, Ford is also thought to be preparing a racing version that we previously reported will contest both the United SportsCar...
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The Ford GT Has More Lines Of Code Than A Boeing Passenger JetThe new Ford GT has more lines of code than a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but not on purpose.
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New Ford GT Inspires Designs For Racing Boat, Foosball TableThe new Ford GT is without doubt one of the best-looking cars we’ve seen in years, but can its design ethos be successfully transferred to objects outside the auto industry? The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and its team of designers have set out to determine just that, with a showcase of...
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Ford Explains The Design Of The New GT’s InteriorThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has been employing some pretty innovative techniques when it comes to designing the interiors of its vehicles, including taking into account customer feedback on what the automaker describes as “emotional, logical and discovery” perspectives. This latest...
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Revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show to a shocked and awed audience, the Ford GT has lit the world afire with its dramatic styling and promised performance. Now, it has a price tag to match the heat of its debut: about $400,000. The word comes from Dave Pericak of Ford Performance at the Geneva Motor Show. Pericak said the price of the Ford GT would be near that of the Lamborghini Aventador, which stickers at a brisk $397,500, base. DON'T MISS: 2016 Ford Focus RS Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video With “more than” 600 horsepower on tap from a twin-turbocharged EcoBoost...
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Ford Wants Cheap High-Volume Carbon Fiber, And it Wants it NowSince debuting to an avalanche of aclaim at the Detroit Auto Show last month, the intensity of the buzz surrounding Ford's ferocious GT has only increased. Add silver paint, and it's front-page news again. Wisely, the Blue Oval has wasted no time in capitalizing on its halo car's implications for...
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2017 Ford GT Shows Off Its Curves In Silver At The 2015 Chicago Auto ShowBuilt with racing in mind and the body of a sort of half-prototype / half-GT chimera, the 2017 Ford GT supercar is one striking design. It’s perhaps even more impressive in its new silver livery than it was in the original blue. DON'T MISS: Watch The Ford GT Supercar Start, Rev Its Twin-Turbo...
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Ford GT Supercar’s Design Detailed, Possible Racing Version Teased: VideoIt’s safe to say that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pretty much stunned everybody at the recent Detroit Auto Show with the reveal of its all-new GT supercar, which is scheduled for launch in 2016. It was amazing Ford was able to keep the car away from prying eyes prior to the reveal, so...
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Ford GTs To Flock To Pennsylvania In June For Carlisle Ford NationalsFollowing last year’s celebration of the Mustang at the annual Carlisle Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the highlight of this year’s event, which runs June 5-7, will be the Blue Oval’s GT supercar. Original GT40s, the later GT and possibly even the all-new GT that...
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Watch The Ford GT Supercar Start, Rev Its Twin-Turbo V-6, And Drive: VideoFor a handful of lucky (and persistent) show goers at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the debut of the Ford GT supercar was even more eventful than for the rest of us. DON'T MISS: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show: Video A few lucky visitors got to see and hear the car as it was...
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The new Ford GT will be featured in the latest Forza Motorsport game.
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Ford Performance Onslaught At 2015 Detroit Auto Show: VideoYesterday at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show was the coming out party for the new Ford Performance division, which brings all of the Blue Oval’s performance brands, such as Ford Racing, SVT and RS, under the one roof. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that between now and 2020 the...
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New Ford GT supercar revealed at 2015 Detroit auto showThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has shocked the automotive world with the unveiling of an all-new GT supercar today at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. As stunning as it looks, the GT on show in Detroit isn’t a concept to be watered down by the time production rolls around but a preview of the car...
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New Ford GT To Race In United SportsCar Championship & 24 Hours Of Le Mans: ReportThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to launch its new Ford Performance brand at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show and word on the street is that a new GT supercar might be unveiled to help launch the brand with a bang. This would be in addition to some awesome machinery such as a new...
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Twin-Turbo Ford GT Spins Up 1,894 HP On The DynoFord’s GT supercar was a short-lived but much-loved reinterpretation of the Le Mans-proven GT40, and while it’s no longer in production, it continues to have a strong following in the modification and tuning world. Here, we see an M2K Motorsports-built example turn out a monstrous 1,894...
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Ford To Make Le Mans Return With New GT Supercar?A couple of years ago there was a lot of talk about Ford launching a successor to its GT supercar built briefly during the last decade. Not much has been heard since but the rumor mill is starting to spin into action with news out that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is considering a return to the...
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